Field and laboratory exposures of two moss species to low level metal pollution

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 111-120

  Tremper, Anja H ^a   Agneta, M ^a   Burton, S ^a   Higgs, David E B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Moss; Roadsides; Stress response; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

COPPER; LEAD; METAL; ZINC;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOACCUMULATION; TRACE ELEMENT;

AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FIELD EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY TEST; MOSS; NONHUMAN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRESS; URBAN AREA;

BRYOPHYTA; PLEUROZIUM SCHREBERI; RHYTIDIADELPHUS SQUARROSUS;

EID: 14944345360     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10874-004-1218-7     Document Type: Article

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